transmission? problems

[ralexander03@snet.net (Rick Alexander)]

Agreed, this is not SMS besides it would be leaking badly and you would
know.

"Is the SMS.. self machining syndrome brought on by hard work?" I don't know
but my gut feeling is that if I'd not been treating mine badly, it would
have given me a lot more daily driver type of service. Doesn't his pretty
much hold true for any part?

Rick Alexander
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scirocco-Al" <scirocco-Al@insight.rr.com>
To: <brianm@earendel.org>; "jesse Neufeld" <twitchiban1234@hotmail.com>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: transmission? problems


> No, if it was SMS it wouldn't make any noise at idle with the car stopped.
> Sounds like something on the input shaft side of the tranny, or maybe the
> clutch/pressure plate area.
>
> Alan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <brianm@earendel.org>
> To: "jesse Neufeld" <twitchiban1234@hotmail.com>
> Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 7:49 PM
> Subject: Re: transmission? problems
>
>
> Hey folks...
> Is the SMS.. self machining syndrome brought on by hard work?
> all you tranny experts.
> brian
> 2.0L topless bunny.
>
>
> On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, jesse Neufeld wrote:
>
> > hey i need some help here!  i was doing a burnout today in my scirocco
> > and when i was done i started driving back to change tires and the car
> > was making a really loud kind of rubbing noise and there was alot of
> > vibration.. i thought it was probly the tires since i had just cooked
> > them into nothing but after i changed them the same thing was
> > happening.... to me it seems like the transmission.. actually iam 99%
> > sure it is.. when the car is in neutral idleing it sounds really bad
like
> > the gears arent fully spaced out or the clutch isent working proerly so
> > that makes them just grind agaist each other lightly.. when i put it in
> > gear and keep the clutch depressed its better but as soon as i start to
> > drive it gets really loud and lots of vibration. my first thought is
that
> > maybe the tranny is low on oil?? iam hoping thats the case cuz i hope i
> > havent f*cked my transmission and need a new one or something.. if
> > anybody is familiar with something like this or can help me out please
> > feel free to! or if you know its something different then a tranny
> > problem let me know.. oh yah the transmission is out of a golf gti so if
> > that helps or not..
> > thanks
> > lates
> >
> >
>
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